hungar

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

• hummar (Luserna)

Etymology

From Middle High German hunger, from Old High German hungar, from Proto-West Germanic *hungr, from Proto-Germanic *hungruz. Cognate with German Hunger, English hunger.

Noun

hungar m

1. (Sette Comuni) hunger

   Ista noch hungar àttar bèlte.

   There is still hunger in the world.

Related terms

• hungaran

Further reading

• “hungar” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hungr, see also Old Saxon hungar, Old English hungor, Old Norse hungr.

Noun

hungar m

1. hunger

Descendants

• Middle High German: hunger
  • Cimbrian: hungar, hummar
  • German: Hunger
  • Luxembourgish: Honger
  • Yiddish: הונגער (hunger)

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hunhruz, whence also Old English hungor, Old High German hungar, Old Norse hungr.

Noun

hungar m

1. hunger

   Helpa uuiðar hungre. ― Help against hunger.

Declension

Declension of hungar (masculine a-stem)

	singular	plural
nominative	hungar	hungros
accusative	hungar	hungros
genitive	hungres	hungrō
dative	hungre	hungrum
instrumental	—	—

Related terms

• hungrag

Descendants

• Middle Low German: hunger
  • German Low German: Hunger